Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Europe
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Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Switchgrass
Number of Varieties
3450
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40000
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Habitat
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Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Indigo
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
Deers
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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small hedge
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Leaves
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Biofuel
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
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Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
PANICUM
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Panicum
In Hindi
चुकंदर
panikom
In German
Rübe
panikom
In French
betterave
panikom
In Spanish
remolacha
panikom
In Greek
παντζάρι
Panicum
In Portuguese
beterraba
Panicum
In Polish
buraczany
Panicum
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Panicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Liliopsida
Order
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Poales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Beta
Panicum
Clade
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Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Panicoideae
Number of Species
28450
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27800
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